Letter
Henry Knox to John Adams, May 10, 1777
Morris Town. 10 May 1777 Dear Sir I am obliged to you for your two favors, one of the 25 Ultimo and the other of the 6 instant both of…
Topic
Letters about Founding Era
16,550 lettersLetter
John Adams to Nathanael Greene, May 10, 1777
Philadelphia May 10. 1777 Yours of the 7th. was brought me this Morning. My Meaning was that if the Conduct of our Army, had depended on me, I should have…
Letter
Donold Mcdonold to John Adams, May 9, 1777
In Camp May 9th, 1777 Sir I suppose you have heard we have not taken Brunswick. If any one says we have he belies us. We are however defending ourselves,…
Letter
John Adams to Nathanael Greene, May 9, 1777
Philadelphia May 9. 1777 Dear Sir Yours of the 2d Instant, came duly to hand. The Indifference of the People about recruiting the Army, is a Circumstance, which ought to…
Letter
John Adams to William Tudor, April 27, 1777
Philadelphia April 27. 1777 Aha!—exchanging the Pride, Pomp and Circumstance of Glorious War, for the soft Charms of Wedlock and domestic Felicity, 1 I suppose—abandoning Gun, Drum, Trumpet, Blunderbuss and…
Letter
John Adams to Samuel Freeman, April 27, 1777
Philadelphia Ap. 27. 1777 sir Your Favour of 25 March I duely received. The Plan of riding you mention, between Boston and Falmouth, appears to me, reasonable enough, but the…
Letter
James Warren to John Adams, April 23, 1777
Boston April 23d. 1777 My dear Sir I have been very Unwell and Absent for A fortnight. I returned here Yesterday. While I was at home I had the great…
Letter
Samuel Freeman to John Adams, April 23, 1777
Boston April 23d 1777 Sir The General Assembly of this State frequently receives Petitions from Soldiers who have met with losses while in the Army, some who were inlisted Soldiers…
Letter
Joseph Ward to John Adams, April 19, 1777
Morristown April 19th, 1777 Sir Yesterday I came to this place; all things remain much as they were; a few Companies have come in from Connecticut, and many more on…
Letter
Joseph B. Palmer to John Adams, April 16, 1777
Boston April 16th. 1777 Dear Sir I have too many kinds of public business, to admit my looking into the matter of Finances, and examining the Same with that precision…